Dubai Police Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al-Marri confirmed that success in carrying out a large number of sterilization operations and controlling the spread of the virus in specific foci such as the Al-Ras and Naif areas has several factors, the most important of which are the response of community members to the instructions, especially related to restricting movement during the total ban that was implemented on The course of the day is about three weeks, until a partial mitigation decision was issued.
The Director of the General Traffic Department, Brigadier Saif Muheir Al Mazrouei, told Emirates Today that the sterilization work that was taking place in a week before the decision to restrict the total movement was carried out in one day only when the decision was applied and the movement was banned around the clock, pointing out that Dubai Police resorted to Intelligent system for violating non-complying with instructions primarily targeting, safety and protection of people from corona virus infection,
Traffic officers and personnel were deployed in the emirate's streets around the clock, and five checkpoints were stationed at all exits leading to the Emirate of Sharjah to monitor any violations or violations, and they were bound by strict controls to protect them from infection, and assisting them in controlling any excesses or fraud, especially in transporting workers to and from Dubai.
In light of the huge efforts in the sterilization program made by the majority of government departments in Dubai under the umbrella of the Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management, Emirates Today accompanied a tour of the General Directorate of Traffic of the Dubai Police, who are concerned in the first line of defense to implement the decision to restrict the movement, in whole or in part, And monitoring violators of the precautionary measures announced by the state, such as social divergence and not exceeding the number allowed to ride a car and wearing a muzzle, as well as exit without permission, as well as local decisions issued by the Supreme Committee, such as the non-transfer of contracting workers from other emirates to d In me.
The head of the sergeant department of Sir Deir, Captain Mohammed Khalifa Al-Badwawi, told Emirates Today on a tour of the main checkpoint on Al-Wahda Street towards Sharjah: The situation was undoubtedly more difficult in the beginning. We are facing a mysterious enemy and we are applying new instructions to the public, whether related to restricting movement, Or the necessity of obtaining exit permits, and those related to social estrangement, gag, and others.
He added, "We worked from the beginning according to the directives of the Commander in Chief of Dubai Police to focus on educating people that we are in direct contact with them, especially since there is a category of drivers who do not have a culture to follow developments and learn about the media or communication networks, and we were surprised that some of them are not aware of The basis for traffic restriction decisions or instructions related to precautionary measures.
On the basis of that, we were satisfied at the beginning with the writing of warning violations only for persons who were not committed, and it was necessary to have individuals fluent in different languages used in Dubai, to ensure awareness of everyone, stressing that the difficulties were more in the beginning, so Dubai police resorted to act decisively with the underprivileged, but decreased Gradually, there was a full commitment by all members of society.
He explained that the General Traffic Department was stationed in five points, a head of inspection on the borders of Dubai with the Emirate of Sharjah, specifically, in the streets of the Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed, Beirut, Damascus, and Al-Ittihad, noting the role of the Roads and Transport Authority in promoting these points and providing them with necessary and important logistical support, such as signs. The guides and funnels that protect patrols and policemen, allowing it the flexibility to move around.
He pointed out that there are certainly challenges that required facing them a great deal of focus and attention, such as commitment to social separation between traffic men themselves, and commitment to preventive measures, whether in dealing with drivers and passers-by or between them, pointing out that the General Command of Dubai Police did not spare the field teams with all What they need, a tent equipped with all the needs was provided at all inspection points, and a strict sterilization system was applied for each individual who adhered to him before assuming his duties and when they were finished.
He explained that these exceptional circumstances imposed several positions that we did not face before, such as some companies defrauding the decision to prevent the movement of workers from other emirates to Dubai during the period of movement restrictions, so some of them resorted to transporting them in special vehicles instead of buses, to the extent that we caught workers hiding in the boxes The background is for private cars, and some light bus drivers who are not committed to transfer the scheduled number according to the new instructions for the Korna virus, drop the workers before the inspection point and ask them to cross to the emirate of Sharjah through internal streets, to ride the buses again after passing the inspection, but we responded in cooperation with Sharjah to fix these methods as well.
And Badawi said that these methods have now disappeared and there is a great commitment from the majority of companies and individuals, so sterilization operations were done faster and easier compared to the early days.
For his part, Captain Mohammed Khalifa Al-Badawi said that the daily routine of officers and members of the General Directorate of Traffic changed in light of the Corona crisis, as we must adhere to strict controls daily, so every policeman must go to the headquarters of the hour an hour before receiving his work in the field, and submit to total sterilization Through a dedicated device for that, then he goes to receive the patrol, which in turn is subjected to daily sterilization, and receives its basic attachments from gloves and a muzzle, in addition to providing a special suit to deal with emergency cases in order to protect it from any possibilities to catch the infection.
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